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The game transplants you into a fantasy world where you work with elves, orcs and trolls to slay dragons and fulfil mythical quests. You share this virtual universe of swords and sorcery with thousands of other players, who become your friends and enemies, even in real life. World of Warcraft, an online video game, has long been a prized pastime for gamers the world […]

On-ear headphones aren't just convenient accessories, they're necessary tools for communicating, isolating ambient noise, playing music and enjoying video games and movies. The headphone business has exploded with a wide range of models and features; here are five of the most notable.

Both traffic and transit on 36 Street at 20 Avenue/Rundlehorn Drive N.E. are expected to be delayed until Wednesday after a weekend water main break. City crews have been working since Saturday to address both utility and roadway repairs after a water main broke on the northeast street.

The crease-violation disallowed goal early in overtime remained an open sore, a point of contention, for some northerners as long as four days after the fact. Not, interestingly enough, for the man who actually scored it.

What if songs were the story? That’s the conversation going on in different creative hubs these days, as theatre continues to evolve and find new ways to tell stories to audiences that have been saturated by them.

Internet connectivity is usually tied to download speed before any other metric, but overall bandwidth usage is likely to be just as prevalent this year, and that could force Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to offer larger monthly caps. Much of this pressure comes from the new video game consoles and the looming introduction of 4K Ultra HD streaming via Netflix. Certain games like Call of Duty: Ghosts, Battlefield 4 and Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag came out on the PlayStation 3 first, allowing those consumers to purchase and download the PlayStation 4 version directly onto that console. Each game was an average of 40GB in size, which, for many Internet subscribers, might represent half their monthly bandwidth cap.

Microsoft hardly finds itself in an underdog position when it comes to its software, but its Bing search service has historically been the first runner-up to Google in the Internet search segment. So, rather than chase after Google's search engine model, Microsoft's managed to differentiate Bing by treating it as a platform that's been integrated across most Microsoft products.

Now that the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One have launched, the inevitable question that consumers pounce on is which of the two is better and worth the asking price? That question becomes a little more difficult to answer when you consider that both consoles are fairly evenly matched out of the gate.

The old revenue bogey raises its ugly little head again, just before Premier Jim Prentice steps into the legislature chamber for the first time on Monday. This could revive Wildrose into a new frenzy of tax busting, and set a combative tone for the early days of the legislature session.